Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	251% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 10:58
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 320 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 926 100% 794 Pts	64-Core 960 59% 960 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 60.6 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 56.7 49% 60 fps	Gravity 60.2 Splatting 60.5 54% 60.4 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1305 1372 1316 1309 1138 992 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,266 Write 1,819 Mixed 770 SusWrite 1,239 339% 1,523 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.4 193% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 793 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 494 387% 546 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 353%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$81 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 195GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 406 398 414 409 421 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 436 Mixed 409 SusWrite 406 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 45.2 147% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 291 229% 320 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 115 117 119 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 108 Write 95.8 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 117 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 193% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 97%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$184 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 126 126 126 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 171 Write 168 Mixed 110 SusWrite 125 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 129 130 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 114 SusWrite 130 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 85%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 148 Write 154 Mixed 117 178% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 82% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 31 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 28.1 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,401x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	253x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	688x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	338x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	200x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	184x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	145x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16